St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-11-26
FARM AND ElRESipE.

Fruit or rus. stains on table linen
nr other white cloths may be removed
by soaking in a weak solution of oxalic
| acid, DO ston Post.
1t is no; good policy for farmers
! to keep srcih long enough to have il
pndsn scred by insects. But if any are
feared an open vessel filled will BIZ
sulphide of carbon placed on top Of tho
grain will keep them of. Troy Times.
If your hogs begin to cough look
out for malignant lung troubles. Ii
they NOPE and lie about their beds in
testinal difficulties may be suspected.
Plenty of pure air. pure water and
varied food will scare away malignant
diseases. -Clsr.'aal Lcater.
Ounce Msrmalale Take the
ounces that YOU have boiled for Jelly
and mash them with a spoon; 10 q
pound Of ounces take pound of sugar:
boil them together until they are we'll
sof'ened; then strain through a coarse
sieve and put in Il small jar.-B,s,on
Budget.
-Mixei Pickle: Chop together hail
heal If cabbage. three onions, one
bunch Ut celery, one ioz N small Gu
cumbar>, Chop fine: season with pep
per. salt and vinegar. Salad dressing
improves il. This is quickly made. and
will be found very good. - 7'Ac House
hold
Turn the plants in the window:
around occasionally. so that all Si,!es
NAV have an equal share of the light
and sun. Plants naturally grow toward
the light. AMI if not turn ID soon &C.
quire that b.nt. lcan-to appearance so
often seen W tn plants in the window
San Francisco Chronicle.
Mullins: Beat Well the yelkS and
whites of four eggs separately: to the
velks aid three pints sweet milk. two
heaping t-a>po,nful> baking powder,
salt. stir i'm cnou IN .ipur to make bat
ter. then add the whites of the eggs,
one-half cup butter, drop into gem pans
and bake Immediately. House
keeping.
A New York farmer claims that
an acre of Hubbard sluashes will fat
ten several more hogs than an acre of
corn. This NAV b. true. but many
farmers who can raise corn success
fully hui yht no, succeed with slua-hes.
which. owing to insects and bugs. ar
a much more uncertain crop than the
former.
This recipe for little dumplings for
stew requires sour cream and sous IN Tx
or buttermilk. Half pint of butter
milk or sour milk. half = pint Of sour
cream. one tcaspoonful of soda in the
milk, two well-beaten eggs, little salt,
and flour enough. with which is sifted
one tcaspOonful of cream Of tartar, t.
make stiff batter. Drop the batter
by the spoonful into boiling water. boil
for twenty minutes until the outside is
done and pat i'm the dish with the
stcw.-B0stOn GLOBE.
Pressed Beef: Take ley bone o.
beef. one with gop;l deal of meat and
gristle. and boil till every bit II the
meat can be scraped from thu bone.
Then add little of the liquor the meat
was boiled i'm. with salt. pepper and
sage to taste: mix thoroughly, pour in
to crock. put \ weight on it. and set
away i'm cool pla e until thoroughly
cold. when it will slice down nicely
The Caterer.
A correspondent Of an exchange.
speaking Of the DETACHMENT of paint by
the inadvcrtent or needless scratching 81
matches. SAYS that he has observed tina!
when one mark has been made. others
follow rapidly. To effectnaliy prevent
this. rub the spot with flannel saturated
with liquid vaSeline. After that. peo-
pl, NAV try to strike matches ever SO
hard. they will neither get a light nor
injura the paint: and. what IS most
singular. the petroleum causes the ex-
istiny mark to soon disappear. At Last
when it occurs ON dark paint.